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    Project 971 Akula

    The Russian word for shark is akula. In NATO, Akula is the designation given to most technologically advanced attack submarine of the Russian Navy. The Akula class submarine is Russia’s answer to the American Los Angeles class fast attack subs. Common opinion holds that Russian submarines are noisy and technologically inferior to their American and British counterparts. Expert opinion, however, knows what lies behind the traditional Russian veil of secrecy. With the Akula, the former Soviet Union has caught the US in the undersea arms race.

    The Akula class nuclear submarine is officially deemed Project 971 Shuka B (shuka is an aggressive breed of fresh water pike). Soviet naval engineers designed Akula as the follow-up to the Victor and Sierra classes to set a new standard in stealth and serve as the vanguard of the modern Russian Navy. First of her class, the K-480 (named Bars, Russian for panther) was laid down in 1982 at the Komsomol'sk Shipyard on the Amur River (Eastern Russia) under the authority of the Malakhit Design Bureau. The Soviet Navy launched Bars in 1983 and commissioned her in December 1984. Most of the first eight Akula class submarines were built in Komsomol’sk until activities there ceased in 1993. The remaining submarines have been built or are under construction at the Sevmash Shipyard in Severodvinsk (Northern Russia near Arkhangel’sk), now the primary shipyard for the Russian Navy.

    The Akula is amongst the quietest submarine in the world, as proved in 1995 when one could not be tracked as it patrolled off the Eastern coast of America. The submarine has eight torpedo launch tubes. The propulsion system provides a maximum submerged speed of 33 knots and a surface speed of 10 knots. The Akula is rated for a diving depth to 600 m.

    Dimensions (m):
    Length: 110.0 m
    Beam: 13.5 m
    Draft: 9.6 m


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    #2
    Someone kana torpedoded!


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      #3
      After weeks of research, I finally decided to put my hands on an Akula rather than the Typhoon class. There are a few reasons to this:

      i. The Typhoon has a much more complex stern which houses 2x props, there is only one prop on Akula. That means I only have to deal with one stuffing box, one watertight motor linkage and just one cooling system.

      ii. Akula has a very distinctive profile; broad beam, sleek lines, and the conspicuous stern pod hanging high, looks pretty cool when the sub is surfaced.

      iii. At 172 m, the Typhoon is much bigger than Akula, that means I can only have a smaller model if I were to build Typhoon, approx 1:156. Loyn's Bluefish is 1:96 scale, if I build Akula at 110cm, it will be 1:100 scale, very close to his Bluefish.

      The plan is sized to 1:100. I can only go for 110cm as my building board is only 120 cm long and I need about 5 cm of workspace at each end.

      Looking forward to play "The Hunt for Red October" with Loyn at punggol..


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        #4
        Now this is a real hunter sub much more exciting than the typhoon. Typhoon is like a bomber and Akula is like a fighter.

        What kind of nuke power plant u gonna use?

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          #5
          Originally posted by X34
          Now this is a real hunter sub much more exciting than the typhoon. Typhoon is like a bomber and Akula is like a fighter.

          What kind of nuke power plant u gonna use?
          I will be using 540 as suggested by subconcepts.com. What do you think?

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            #6
            Stuka all right.....a homemade scale sub..... ...... with your skill no problem bro....

            Hmmmm same scale as my fish ar.....then again mine is not really to scale even is said to be 1/96.....they call it the sport scale close but not the same .... In other words look alike only .....

            BTW the same company that sold the fish have the very same sub you are building now..... offer at US$99 inclusive off all the hardware !

            Will bring along the construction sheets this Sunday when we meet for your boat's maiden....it may give you some idea how you can build you sub...

            Dive ! Dive ! Dive ! ......standby tube 1 & 2 ......steady ......fire......

            Will try to keep up with you speed but think will never make it

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              #7
              sub subs make me hungry


              anyone for sub way? hehehe


              i like subs too but no place to play so i gave up.

              fav sub is the akula....actual speed of over 50knots was recored in the water.
              i'm a rc sotong. And i know nuts about it.

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                #8
                look like russian very good in making sub. Anyway, subway bread orignated from russia?

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                  #9
                  akula was designed to out run a ADCAP 48 torpedo...

                  max speed is 55knots from a ADCAP MK48
                  i'm a rc sotong. And i know nuts about it.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by loyn
                    Stuka all right.....a homemade scale sub..... ...... with your skill no problem bro....

                    Hmmmm same scale as my fish ar.....then again mine is not really to scale even is said to be 1/96.....they call it the sport scale close but not the same .... In other words look alike only .....

                    BTW the same company that sold the fish have the very same sub you are building now..... offer at US$99 inclusive off all the hardware !

                    Will bring along the construction sheets this Sunday when we meet for your boat's maiden....it may give you some idea how you can build you sub...

                    Dive ! Dive ! Dive ! ......standby tube 1 & 2 ......steady ......fire......

                    Will try to keep up with you speed but think will never make it
                    Loyn, is yours the Dumas? I saw the Dumas Akula at towerhobbies, $99.99. Thought it's a bit small at 36" and beam is 5", thats a bit out of scale, sub will look short and fat.

                    Thanks very much, bring the construction sheets... ...will take some pics of it for reference...

                    This time I will be building quite slowly, a lot of design issues to think about, so your fish should be able to touch water before mine.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by fuse
                      akula was designed to out run a ADCAP 48 torpedo...

                      max speed is 55knots from a ADCAP MK48
                      fuse, should go get one sub, can sail at punggol park ma.

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                        #12
                        Wow...another exciting thread on the way. Hmm...maybe next time we can sail at Lakeside, as government are going to redevelop that area soon for activity use.


                        Scramble all Swordfish now...
                        For the Love of Flying...

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                          #13
                          even going to punngol i need loyn to drive me there liao..how can i have a sub?
                          i'm a rc sotong. And i know nuts about it.

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                            #14
                            Then we can go sub sub together lar.... .....no time or dont know how to build ?.....get a RTS type .....ready to sub....

                            stuka you are right that is the one I have ordered......BTW RC sub is a totally new area of ......FUN......if you like to build

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                              #15
                              I don't know the correct motor for the sub, I would think that with dynamic diving, u may need a bit more power to keep it submerged. unless the bouyancy is only very slightly positive, like .95 ~ .97.

                              Let me know the prop size, if I have it, I contribute it to your project.

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